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Devart.Common Namespace / DbDataReaderBase Class / Item Property / Item(String) Property
The column name.
Example

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    Item(String) Property
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    Gets the value of the specified column in its native format given the column name.
    Syntax
    'Declaration
     
    Public Overloads Overrides ReadOnly Property Item( _
       ByVal name As String _
    ) As Object
    public override object Item( 
       string name
    ) {get;}

    Parameters

    name
    The column name.

    Property Value

    The value of the specified column in its native format.
    Remarks
    You can omit the property name.
    Example
    static void GetHireDate(MySqlConnection myConnection) {
      MySqlCommand cmd = new MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.emp");
      cmd.Connection = myConnection;
      myConnection.Open();
      try {
        MySqlDataReader reader = cmd.ExecuteReader();
        reader.Read();
            DateTime recievedTime = (DateTime)reader["hiredate"];
        reader.Close();
      }
      finally {
        myConnection.Close();
      }
    }
    Shared Sub GetHireDate(ByVal myConnection As MySqlConnection)
      Dim cmd As New MySqlCommand("SELECT * FROM Test.emp")
      cmd.Connection = myConnection
      myConnection.Open()
      Try
        Dim reader As MySqlDataReader = cmd.ExecuteReader
        reader.Read()
        Dim recievedTime As DateTime = CDate(reader("hiredate"))
        reader.Close()
      Finally
        myConnection.Close()
      End Try
    End Sub
    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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